The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) have finally concluded a nine-year project that supported farming communities in most conflict areas in Mindanao that were lacking vital rural infrastructure and capacity-building measures to make their...
Foreign nationals who want to work in the country may now apply for the necessary permit or certificate for long-term employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued last week an advisory allowing...
Public school teachers are eyeing to stage a synchronized one-day absence if the Department of Education (DepEd) fails to immediately release the overtime pay for the overtime work public teachers rendered for 87 days. (Photo from ACT) Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) gave DepEd until Oct. 5 to...
House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones thanked Monday, Sept. 6, teachers for their contribution to education. DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (Screenshot from Facebook live) "In our society, the teacher is the most beloved of all government employees. A great man...
DOH/MB For the third consecutive day, the Philippines recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 patients, pushing the nationwide tally of confirmed cases to 2,080,984 on Sunday, Sept. 5. It said that “119...
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than P14 billion have already been released for the provision of benefits for healthcare workers who are attending to those afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH said that P14.3 billion...
Health workers from various hospitals are set to hold another mass protest on Monday, Sept. 6, after the Department of Health (DOH) allegedly failed to pay the benefits of medical frontliners under the Bayanihan to Recover As One 2 Act or Bayanihan 2. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) On Aug. 21,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided nearly P18 million worth of livelihood packages to the informal sector workers in Quezon and Pampanga to cushion the impact of the ongoing pandemic. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating...
A government-run dairy farm in Baguio City is expected to be a more reliable source of milk in the country as the Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to enter an agreement with its USA counterpart for the farm's improvement. ROAD TO MILK CAPITAL IN CORDILLERA-- The United States Department of...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed its gratitude to lawmakers for the swift proceedings of the House Appropriations Committee on its proposed P3.79 billion budget for the fiscal year 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, together with the DOT family and Rizal 1st...
DOH/MB The Philippines broke again its record for the second highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a day after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,741 new infections on Saturday, Sept. 4. The country's running tally increased to 2,061,084 with 7.6 percent or 157,646 are active cases, the...
